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Teen pilot injured after banner plane hits parked aircraft at New Hampshire airport

The pilot, the only person on board, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the plane crashed through a fence and struck a parked plane.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 31, 2026, 2:42 p.m. ET
A crashed at an airport on the evening of [date not specified], according to conflicting reports from wesh.com and 1370wfea.com. The reports disagree on the location: wesh.com places the incident near , Florida, while 1370wfea.com reports it at International Airport at Pease in New Hampshire. The pilot, the only occupant, climbed out with non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, both outlets reported. The teen pilot was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, DWI, disobeying a police officer, conduct after an accident, and reckless driving, according to 1370wfea.com. The plane crashed through a fence at the airport and hit a parked privately owned plane that was empty and parked off the runway, the outlet reported. The Pease Fire Department identified and addressed a fuel leak. The cause of the crash has not been determined, wesh.com reported. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The aircraft has not been identified. Reference data places in Volusia County, Florida, about 2.4 miles north-northwest of Municipal Airport.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Terrain elevation
13 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.4 miles SSE of New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (KEVB)

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Revision history

  1. Version 231 Aug 2026, 18:42current

    Updated to reflect conflicting location reports and additional details from 1370wfea.com, including charges and fuel leak.

  2. Version 127 Aug 2026, 22:55

    First published.

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